Harry Potter and the 56 anniversary editions: endless tie-ins are diluting the magic

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With so many versions of seven titles and several Fantastic Beasts film tie-ins, the books that changed my life are now being spun into dead weight

 

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newsflash - you don't have to read or see the other stuff if you don't want to

If people want to buy them 🤷🏻‍♀️

Shorter superfan: 'This isn't special anymore.' My response: Go cry in the corner with the Star Wars and Trek fans. There's a seat next to that new kid worried about what Netflix will do to Cowboy Bebop.

Harry Potter was being monetised to within an inch of its life from day one. There was no golden age of sweetness and purity before all the movies, lunch boxes, plastic wands and other tat. This article was written through rose-tinted glasses.

commercialising art tends to do that

Balderdash. If you don’t care about the books, it’s not going to affect you one way or the other. If you’re obsessive about the books, you’ll get them for completist’s sake. If you’re a casual fan, you’ll shrug and carry on reading your well-thumbed copy. Nobody loses here.

Nothing can dilute the magic.

To be honest, I thought the series was cut a bit short.

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